he got his phd from the fletcher school at tosca university and he previously worked on the national security council staff. of a number of articles and has been a military analyst for cbs news. ouris right is one of panelists. kimberly is the author of and servedthe fire," as a correspondent for cbs news and the associated press and writes for "the daily beast." she is the winner of the peabody award. to happy to welcome her dickinson college. she has been named as the chair in the strategic leadership. tom shanker,is the associate editor of the washington bureau for "the new york times." he's been covering the pentagon since 2001. and he has formally served as a foreign editor and correspondent for the "chicago tribune." or ofs the co-authhor o "counterstrike, the untold story of our war against al qaeda." mason.left is linda she served 47 years with cbs news, ending her career in 2003 as a senior vice president for standards and specials. she was a pioneer in the industry, the first demo bs eveningn the c news with walter cronkite and broke ground on a number of fronts as a leader